ML>> this is one puzzle that i definitely would like to see get solved...


 BC> Is it possible that this is an Anti-virus / Fire-wall problem,
 BC> setting the incoming file to Read-Only, and keeping it that
 BC> way?

nah... AV wouldn't set it to read-only... if it was thought to be infected
in some way, it would be quaranteened and other alarms would be going
off... the firewall wouldn't come into play as firewalls generally don't
stop specific files generated locally like this one is...

i seriously believe it to be a setting in the file system if it is what i
think it is...

)\/(ark